8 Booth Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3BB
About 8 Booth Avenue
8 Booth Avenue is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 3BB). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 62 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
8 Booth Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 March 2024
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Planning history
8 Booth Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 Booth Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3BB: £300,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in CO4 3BB
Versus other Booth Avenue homes
On epc rating, 8 Booth Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Longcroft Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







